Pool-table



A. G. BRANDT.

v POOL TABLE. APPLICATION FILED IULY 21, 1920.

1,387,345 Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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POOL TABLE.

APPLICATWN FILED JULY 21, 1 920.

Patented Aug. 1921.

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'Be it known that I, AN REW Gr. BRANDT, a citizen ottheUnited States, residingat Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Pool-Table, of which the following is a specification. V

This inventionrelates to improvements in tables for use in playing pool or pocket billiards. I

' It is a well known factamong those acquainted with these games that'balls when shot into the pockets often rebound onto the table instead of'remainingin the pockets.

Although the ball will jump outsof the pocket even though an excellent shot is made, the shot will not go to the credit of the player in spite of the fact that the loss of the shot is due to no fault on his part. One ofthe objects of thepresent inven tion is to provide a simple and "efficient means which can'be' applied readily to pool tables whereby the rebounding of the ball onto the table after entering the pocket :is prevented and, instead, the ball is directed positively in a downward directiom so as to become seated in the pocket or, where the table has runways leading to'a'ball box through the boot'leading to the runway.

.A furtherobject isto provide adevice of I this character-which willin no way detract from the appearance of 'theftable or in any way conflict with the playing rules" of the games p q I lVith the fQregOingaIidother. objects in view, which will appear. as the, -description proceeds, the invention resides, in the combination'zand arrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood thatywithin the scope of what is claimed, changes in j the precise embodiment of theinvention ,ferred forms'ot the inventionhave been shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. r a In the accompanying urawmgs the pre shown' In 'said drawings'- pool table having the present improvements applied to a side pocket.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2+2,1F1g; 1. Fig. 3 is asection on line 3+3, Fig. 1;

plate forming a part of the attachment.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the deflecting' Specification of Letters Patent. v C vPatentd Aug, 9 1921 p Application riled July 21, 1920. Serial No. 397.315, v

Fig. is a section through a portion of I Referring to the figures by characters of reference'l designates a portion of the rail of a pool table provided with the usual cushlons 2 andpocket openings 3. In those types of tables utilizing pockets otnetting or the like there areprovided pocket brackets one of which h as been indicated at 4, each bracket including an intermediate arcuate portion 5 arranged across the opening g 3, and oppositely extending arms fiadapted to rest on the rail 1 withinreoesses 7 provided therefor. Bosses 8 are usually "extendeddownwardly from these arms and into therail'asshown in Fig. 3, the said bosses'being engaged by bolts 9 extendin upwardly through the rail. A strip 10 o leather or the like is wrapped about the intermediate arcuate porti0n'5 of the bracket and is laced or otherwise secured to the upper portion of the'pocket 11 which,a s before I v stated; can be made of netting. the ball will be positively directed into and pocket. The present invention has for its 1 ob ect,-as beforestated, to prevent this rebounding of the ball. One means employed for this purpose and which is intended to be usedin connection'with a pocket such fias has been'described, includes an arcuate desur'tace thereof and back from the upper end, with'aftransverse rib 13 above and spaced from a transverse'bead 14;. A strip 15' of leather or other suitable material is placed upon the concave surfacejo f the plate fleeting plate 12 provided;'along the-upper 1'2 andis slightly dished as "shown particu larly in Fig. 2. Thelower end of this strip 5 y l is folded over the lower end ofthe deflect Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion fof a 15 is folded back over theupper end of the 'plate 12 and ontothe upper orconvex surface] ,Apertures l6 are Provided in the plate 12 near its upper end andfanother eP rW TelT r i f i h .1 th j walls of all of these threaded. i it A guard plate 18 is adapted to be placed over the deflecting plate 12 and the intermediate portion 5 of the pocket bracket 4;, this guard plate having a depending tongue 19 for lapping the outer portion of the pocket bracket. Openings 20 are formed in the guard plate 18 and are adapted to registor with the openings'lG and 17. p p

In applying the attachment to a table having a pocket formed of netting or the like the strip 15 is applied to the deflecting plate 12, slots being preferably cut in the upper end portion of the strip '15so as to straddle the openings 16 althougln'if desired, openings may be extended through the strip 15 instead of providing the slots These slots have been indicated by dotted lines at 21 in Fig. 1. After the parts 12 and 15 have thus been assembled they are inserted into the upper portion of the pocket 11 with the bead 14 extending under the intermediate portion of the bracket 41 and engaging the strip 10 of leather or the like The rib 13 will thus be positioned within the are described by the intermediate portion 5 of the bracket. The guard plate 18 is then placed over the intermediate portion 5 of the bracket and over the other portion of the plate 12, this guard plate being dished or concave so that its marginal portion will rest on the strip 10 as shown particularly in Fig. 3. Screws 22 or othersuitable fastening means are then inserted through the openings 20,, some of them entering the openings 16 while the other enters the opening 17. 'By tightening this latter screw the guard plate 18 and the deflect-ing plate 12 will be drawn toward each other so as to clamp tightly upon the pocket bracket 4 while by tightening the otherscrews 22 the upper end portion of the strip '15 willbe clamped securely between the guard plate 18 and the strip12.

apertures being screw will be obvious that a ball shot throughthe opening 3 will come against the concave surface, of the strip 12 and instead of re- This boot, which can be made of leather or other suitable material and which has been illustrated at 23 can have its upper end extended inwardly toward the table so as to overhangthe ,opening 2, thus to form a curved ball re'ceiving. pocket for deflecting balls from the opening; 2 to a runway such as' shown '24 and which is located under v onto the table." When the attachment is thus applied it thetable. (The boot can be reinforced by a "curved metal tongue 26 arranged along the outer convex surface thereof from the upper to the lower end so as to'constitute a stiff backing for the leather whereby the boot will be kept in shape in spite of the continual, pounding to which it is subjected by the balls shot into the boot. The lower end of the boot and of the deflecting plate 26 connected thereto can be secured together 7 by rivets 27 or the like while the upper end of the boot is attached by rivets 28 or other suitable fastening devicesto a dished guard plate 29. The deflecting plate 26 extends under this guard plateand is fastened there to by rivets 30 orthe like,there being oppositely extending wings or arms 31 integral with the guard plate and which are adapted to be bolted or otherwise fastened to the rail of the table. 'In this form of device the guard plate 2 9 and the arms 31 take the place of the guard plates 18 and, the pocket bracket 4 hereinbefore described.

It is tobe understood that the boot, when engaged by a ball shot through the opening 2] will cause the ball to roll or twirl downwardly as indicatedv in Fig. ;5 so as to pass freely into the runway 24. This boot canv beconstructe'd in any way found most desirablein order to give the necessary strength and contour. i V r I It is .to .be'understood that various means other than' those described may be employed for deflecting balls into boots already in position in a table or into pockets and runways; The'forms shownmerely constitute the preferredforms but it isto be under stood that in every form used itwill be 4 necessary to provide "a deflecting. plate designed to present an overhanging portion in line with the ball receiving opening so that,

as a ball enters said, opening, it will be deflected positively in a downward direc- 1 tion and thus prevented from rebounding What is claimed iszr i a it The combination with a table having a rail and a ball receiving opening in the rail, of a downwardly and inwardly curved deflecting element extending below the playing surface of the table and havingits up-v per end portion overhanging aportion of the opening and supported in the path of a y ballshot into the opening. V

2. The combination with a table having a rail and a ball receiving opening in therail, of a rigid deflecting element in the path of balls directed into the opening and extending, below the playing surface of the table,

said element having its upper portion curved inwardly to; overhang a portion of the opening and t6 receive a ball thereunder, and a coveringimaterial 1 extending from one end to the other of said element for engagement by the ball. i

rail provided with a ball receiving opening,

'a rail provided with a ball receiving open- 3. The combination with a table having a of a guard plate extending over the opening, means for securing the guard plate to the rails, and a curved deflecting element connected to the guard plate and extending below the playing surface of the table, said element having its upper portion overhanging the ball receiving opening, 7

at. The combination with a table having ing, of a guard plate bridging the opening,

an arcuate deflecting element connected to" the guard plate and having its upper end overhanging the path of a ball shot into the opening and its lower endyextend ng below the playing surface of the-table and means for securing the guard plate to the rail.

5. The combination with a table having a rail and a ball receiving opening, of a bracket bridging said opening, a deflecting.

rail and a ball receiving opening, of" a bracket bridging said 0pening,'a deflecting plate having its upper end overhanging the path of a ball shot intothe opening and its lower end extending downwardly below the playing surface of the table, a protecting covering upon the concave surface of the deflecting plate and straddling the end portions thereof, aguard plate, and means for clamping the plates upon the bracket and upon one end portionof the covering.-

7. The combination with the pocket bracket of a pool table, of a curved deflecting member, a projecting portion thereof for engaging under a portion of the bracket, and a guard plate detachably secured upon the upper portion of the deflecting member and cooperating with the projecting portion to grip the pocket bracket and hold the deflecting member fixed relative to the bracket.

8. The combination with the pocket bracket of a pool table, of a curveddeflecting member, a projecting portion thereon for extending under a portion of the bracket, a

protecting strip fitted upon one face of the deflecting member and having one end portion lapping one end of, the deflecting mem her, and a guard plate detachably connected to the deflecting member and cooperating with the projecting portion on said member to clamp a portion of the bracket and hold the deflecting member fixed relative thereto, said guard plate engaging and holding the lapping portion of the protecting strip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed'my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

I ANDREW G. BRANDT.

lVitnesses: I-lunnnr D. LAWSON,

IVY E. SIMPSON. 

